"you get what you pay for" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 一分錢一分貨

Definition

意思是如果你買了便宜或品質差的東西，遇到不好用或很快壞掉也不用驚訝。品質通常跟價格成正比。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用來提醒別人不要貪便宜，特別是需要品質時。這是日常口語，不算正式。

Examples

If you buy a very cheap phone, remember that you get what you pay for.

如果你買了很便宜的手機，要記住：**一分錢一分貨**。

My dad always says, 'You get what you pay for' when I want to buy something cheap.

我爸總是說「**一分錢一分貨**」當我想買便宜東西時。

The shoes were really cheap, but they broke after one week. You get what you pay for.

鞋子很便宜，但一週就壞了。**一分錢一分貨**。

Yeah, that laptop was a bargain, but honestly, you get what you pay for.

是的，那臺筆記型電腦很便宜，但說實話，**一分錢一分貨**。

I tried that new $5 haircut place—big mistake. You get what you pay for!

我試了那家新開的五美元理髮，非常後悔。**一分錢一分貨**！

Don’t be surprised if that super cheap blender stops working—you get what you pay for.

別驚訝那個超便宜的果汁機壞掉了—**一分錢一分貨**。